Congenital Syphilis

• Syphilis cases are on the rise. Now a B.C. researcher is leading a team to develop a vaccine

  Led by UVIC microbiologist Caroline Cameron, a team is developing a vaccine for syphilis, using a chain of amino acids composed of portions of multiple proteins from a bacterium.

  Health

  Jun 10, 2024
  
• B.C. records first cases of congenital syphilis in 6 years amid STI outbreak

  Health officials say they've recorded the first cases of a mother passing the disease on to a child since 2013, while overall rates are up 33 per cent.

  Oct 7, 2019
  
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• Syphilis outbreak declared in Alberta amid ‘rapid increase’ in cases

  Alberta has seen a "sharp increase" in the infectious and congenital syphilis rates, leading the province's chief medical officer of health to declare a provincial outbreak.

  Canada

  Jul 16, 2019
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• ‘It’s very concerning:’ Syphilis outbreak in Manitoba worsens; affecting infants born to untreated mothers

  The Province of Manitoba says a Syphilis outbreak is getting progressively worse and is now affecting some babies born to mothers who weren't treated for the infection.

  Health

  Feb 25, 2019